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The two showrunners topped the vote count, while Verrone just managed to hold onto his seat.

Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner, The Walking Dead and Damien executive producer Glen Mazzara and former WGA president Patric Verrone were among the candidates elected to the WGA West board of directors Monday.

Only 72 votes separated Verrone, who led the union during its 2007-08 strike, from the candidate in next place. Those who didn’t prevail were Ligiah Villalobos (1,103 votes), Ali LeRoi (791), David Slack (698), Keenen Ivory Wayans (667) and Richard Keith (568).

The number of eligible voting members was 9,120, with a total of 2,440 valid ballots cast, representing 26.75 percent voter turnout.